Holistic approach to Food

I've been following a woman named Shan Larter on Youtube. She has recovered from an eating disorder and now she is sharing her secrets for success. I find her interesting. This may be because she has rebelled against the conventional forms of treatment for an eating disorder. She believes that treatment centers fuel eating disorders by serving foods which do not nourish our bodies or our brains. Their foods are usually high in fat and sugar so that patients can gain the necessary weight quickly and be on their way. I wouldn't say this is true with every treatment center but I can see what she is saying. I know that at melrose we had a choice of fresh fruits and vegies with every meal. But she is saying that they should go further to help us with nourishing our bodies as a whole. She claims that the reason so many fail to recover while in treatment is because we don't have the adequate nutrition for our brains and bodies to function. Fighting an eating disorder is a difficult battle and we need all the brain power we can get. She also says that treatment centers further the inflicted person's victim thinking. They take away everything and bring us to a state of helplessness when maybe empowering us to make better decisions is the better route to take.

I find her views very interesting. I haven't developed an opinion, yet. I've been to treatment centers and I have observed what she has claimed, but I do find certain aspects of treatment very helpful for recovery.

Anyways, I ordered two nutrition books which discuss the holistic approach to eating. I hope that I'll find some helpful information in these books. Whatever I find helpful I'll share here.

I know that I need to take a different approach to my eating habits, which is pretty obvious since I have an ED. I want to eat foods that will help me with my over health. I want to eat foods that aren't just empty calories with high fat and sugar that leave me hungry for more. I'm looking for substance. This might be ED talking. Sometimes I can't distinguish between my good intentions for health and ED's destructive intentions. The line can be very thin.

Today was not particularly successful for me in my fight for recovery. I used symptoms several times and I gave in to my depression by spending the day on my couch. I have therapy this week. I'm not sure what to do about my therapy situation right now, but I'm going to go to this next session at least. Tomorrow I'm going to the grocery store to stock up on food. I hate grocery stores. I can never choose what to get. I'll probably plan out my trip to help with the anxiety.

Here's to now,

Laina